Opening Day is an important day for many families. Our Opening Day marathon concludes with this story of a father and son from NickMarkaces.
Opening Day means many things to baseball fans. It is a chance at a fresh start, an often-fleeting window of hope and optimism, and the actual first day of Spring. Growing up, though, Opening Day primarily meant just one thing: an amazing day with my dad.
From when I was 5 years old in 1996 to when I was a senior in high school in 2009, my dad and I attended all but one Orioles home opener.